1861. S Visa Program -- Statutory And Regulatory Basis

Section 130003 of the Violent Crime Control Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-322, 103d Cong., 2d Sess. (1994), amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new "S" nonimmigrant visa classification. Section 130003 is codified in a number of places in Title 8 of the United States Code, most notably in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(S) (defining the "S" nonimmigrant classification), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d) (waiver of grounds for exclusion), 8 U.S.C. § 1184 (numerical limits, period and conditions of admission, and reports to Congress), and 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (adjustment of status).